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PTENTED JAN. 28, 1868.

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.SAMUEL MALES, Ob" GINGINNAII, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 73,907, lated January 2S, ISGS.

IMPROVEMENT IN UEINALS.

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL MALES, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, hio', have invented e new end useful Urinal; and I hereby declare the following to be e fell, cieztr, and exact description thereoi, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partl of this specification.

The object ot' this invention is to provide what is known to be one of the greatest v .'nnts of the city public nt the presenttime, viz, n publie ncecssary-nrinnl, diiicult to commit any nuisance in, find which cannot be made e lurking-place for evil-disposed persons. In the accompanying drnwings- Figure 1 is a. perspective View of a urinal of my invention.

Figure 2 is a. vertical section of the seme.

Figure 3 shows e. modification for the use of females.

'Figure 4 is e horizontal section of a. form used for en open space, sneh es e. market or publie landing.

Figure 5 is a. modification, in horizontal section, in which the doors nre hinged to the house-well.

Figure 6 is a. vertical secton,'showing n further modification.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section through the guard or shield.

Figures 8 and 9 show modifications of my curvedV partitions.

A is a. house or other well; B, e. frame erected thereto. C is a plate let in-to and attached to 'the well,

hnvinfr a. rece tacle D. and ine E to catch and conduct the urine to the cntclnbasin or sewer. F F are doorsl a l P1 n hinged ntf, having n spring, Gr, tending to keep them closed. 'lhe door'F has a. catch, II, which engages over the edge ofthe door F', when the necessary is occupied, as seen in dotted red lines in iig. l.

In the modification intendedor females, (ser: iig. 3,) the doors will nearly rench the ground; while in those intended for men, (see gs. 1, 2, 4, and 6,) the doors will not reach within twelve or fourteen inches ofthe ground,

so that the commission ot' e nuisnncc upon the ground will be impossible without an exposure ofthe person, and no one canlurh inside for any criminalpurpose without being seen.

It will be seen that the doors are folded past each other when the necessary is unoccupied, and in this cese, that there is not room for any evil-disposed person to conceal himself behind them, es they approach so neer t'o the back part of the urinel, thus obviating one greet objection tothe introduction of public nccessaries'in cities, namely, the forming of e Iurhingplace for thieves. Mycnecessary has n. se:1t,H d, so formed es that no one con stand upon the same, but must use it in a. proper manner.

1 The main claim as to utility, mede, next to avoidance ofthe objectionable features of such structures here toore, namely, as hiding-pieces for evil-disposed persons, and as places particuiarly subject to theeommission of nuisances, is that so very little room is taken up. Where permissible, economy oi' space maybe still further secured, es in iig. 5, by hinging the doors upon the wall, and making e slight recess, a, of eightto twelve inches,

'at its greatest depth into the'well, so that the projection ofthe doors need not exceed'six inches from the generati face of the well. In this case the hinge is affixed to an iron block, I, let into the well for that purpose. Where an attachment to fthe house or other` well would be objectionable, I provides separate frame, complete in itself, as seen in iig. 6, in whichJ is the supporting-frame and -K n platte, forming a guard or shield, shown by horizontal section in Eg. 7, having e. conducting-pipe, E, leading from t-he pan D, and formed with such concnvity as tr. conduct to the sink M the misdirected urine of inebrintc and careless persons. This whole structure need not project more than two and a. hait" inches from the well. The frame J muy be secured to a. foot, J', of stone or metal.

Fig. 4. shows e. modification intended for open spaces. Ittnhcs double form, and the seats een be so arranged in respect to each other that by adopting n curved form for the partition L between the two sides, thereby forming a recrfs for each sent, the width of' the house, in its closed or unoccupied condition, need not exceed twenty inches. v y

I do not coniinc myself to the use of two doors, F Ff, es substantially the same end could be accomplished by use ofthree, or eren more.

My nrinal is applicable to private residences as well as to public use. Y

(ine obvious advantage of my arrangement is that the position of the'doors indicates to outsiders whether the nrinal be occupied or not, und the space enclosed by the doors F F', hen-fastened in condition for use, is

most roomy in front of the basin, affording an additional guarantee against misuse of the necessary or rinal. Althongh'springs are here described for closing the doors, it is obvious that weights or grztvitnting hinges may be usedvfor this purpose.

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- A nrinal or necessary, having two or more doors, F F', so constructed ns to stay each other in the partiallyopen position, and to close automatically when liberated, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand- SAMUEL MAIJIIS.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN. 

